Toy



I. MAISANO.

TOY.

APPLICATION HLED FEB. 26, 1920.

1 58,768. Patented Nov. 16, 1920.

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barren sra'rss arser OFFICE.

renames 'r/ialsnivo, or wimarneron, DELA ARE.

., TOY.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, l'eNArIos MAIsANo, a citizen of the United States,residing at Wilmington, in the county of New Castle and State ofDelaware, have invented new and useful Improvements in'Toys, of whichthe following is a specification.

This'invention relates to a toy for the amusement of children, and moreparticularly to a mechanical: one representing a horse and rider which,when actuated, travels around a fixed circular undulating track, and insuch travel rises and falls, such movement being attained by co-actionbetween said fixed circular undulating track and certain feet of thehorse, having means for engagement with. said track, whereby said figuremounted on a pivot is caused to rock and appear to gallop as it travelsin a circular path, and at the same time may ring a bell or chime, andeffect a clicking sound in imitation ofhoof beats. These amusing aimsare accomplished in a simple and inexpensive manner by means hereinafterdescribed and more especially set forth in the claims, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevationof my improved toy. Fig. 2 is a top view thereof. Fig. 3 is a sectionalview on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Figs. 4 and 5 are sectional views of theundulating track, and Fig. 6 is a side view of a modification.

In the drawings, 10 is a base of circular or other box-like form,preferably of sheet metal, with a similar cover 11, through the centerof which is an opening 12 to form the bearing for a short shaft 13. Thetop of the cover 11 is provided near its outer edge with a circulartrack 14 concentric with the opening 12 and having an undulating uppersurface as shown. This surface is produced by a series of combinedcurved rises 15 and depressions 16. The undulating track 14 may beseparate from and attached to the cover 11, or, as shown in Figs. 4 and5, in tegral therewith.

Just above the cover 11 is a disk 17 of diameter less than that of theinner edge of the track 14', which disk is secured to the shaft 13 so asto rotate therewith. On the lower end of the shaft 13, and within thebase 10, fixed a spur gear wheel 18 driven by a like wheel 19 fastenedto a horizontal shaft 20 which extends through the side of the base 10and is bent to form a crank 21,

Led on the disk 17.

track, they being abovesaidtrack so as to permit thejrock-Specificationof Letters Patent. "Paijgn'ted N 1-6 1920 ApplficationfiledFebruary 26,1920. Serial No. 361,568. 7

zontal pivot 23 on which is the figure 24 represent ng a horse. and itsridelz. This pivot is near the center of the figure so that the lattermay-rock vertically. lf-desired two or more horsemenmay be mount- ;Thehorse is arranged so hind feet reach over the placed a short distancethat its front and mg ofthe horse, this being accomplished by plvoting aroller 25 to a front foot, as in Fig. 1, or to a hind foot, as in Fig.6, which engages the undulating surface of the track 14. The contact ispreserved by a contractile spring 26 fastened to the other fore or hindfoot and to the disk 17, or to a projection 27 at the edge thereof.

Upon turning the crank 21 the disk 17 is rotated by means of the gearwheels 18 and 19, and said disk through the instrumentality of thestandard 22 in turn causes the horseman to travel around the track 14,and the roller 25 running over the undulating surface of said trackrocks the horseman on its pivot 28. I

The roller 25 may be and preferably is a bell having contained thereinballs as shown in Figs. 1 and 6, which rings as it moves over the trackand so adds to the attractiveness of the toy.

In connection with the figure, 24 is a device'for producing a clickingsound in time with the movement of the horse and suggesting hoof beats.This device consists of a box 28 from which projects a thin spring metaltongue 29 having a buckled depression 30. The free end of this tongueextends under one of the feet of the horse and is depressed by thedownward movement of said foot. l/Vhen the foot rises the spring tonguereturns to its normal position.

The toy may be made of sheet metal and, being of simple construction,the cost of manufacture is reduced to the minimum.

I claim 1. 'A mechanical toy comprising a boxlike base, a circulartrack, having an undulating upper surface, secured on the top of thebase near its outer edge, a disk within said track parallel to the basetop and pivoted in the center thereof, means for r0tat ing said disk, afigure of a horse and rider lating upper face,

pivotally supported by said disk above said track and having a memberreaching over saidtrack, and aroller carried by the figure in forcedcontact With the undulating face base near its" outer edge, a diskWithin said track parallel to thebase top and pivoted in the centerthereof, gearing forfrotating said disk, a vertical standard securednear the oontactof the face; a

edge of the disk, a figure of a horse and rider pivotally supported onsaid standard'above said track and having a member reaching over saidtrack, a rollerjournaled onsaid v figure in contact with said undulatingface, 7

anda contractile springfor maintaining roller with sa d undulating 3; Amechanical toy comprising a-"box "lik base, a circular track havingan'upper face-integrally formedwith the top of the base near its outeredge, a rotatable disk parallel to the base top, a shaft fixed to saiddisk, a gear Wheel on said shaft Within the base, a horizontal shaftextending into the base having a crank on its outer end and a gear Wheelon its inner end engaging the first named gear, a standard extendingvertically fromnear the edge of said disk, a figure pivotallysupportedon saidstandard above the track, a rolling bell pivoted to said figurecontact with the undulating face ofthe track, a contractile springconnected to said figure and tothe disk to hold the bellupon saidundulating face, a rattler orclicker attached to,saidbase, and means forgiving a clicking'sound in the movement ofthehorse V In testimonywhereof I affix my' signature in presence of two Witnesses.

V QIGNATIUS' MAIS A N O;

,"Witnesses: 1 Y 7 it .Acosrrno DASSORI, NicoLnnironio 'Mmu'rsnto.

